Ida Gruber

Susan Loveall

Duncan Lyon

Duncan Lyon

Head of School

dlyon@careyschool.org

B.A., U.C. Berkeley
M.A., San Francisco State
M.Ed., Columbia University

Duncan Lyon is the fifth Head of The Carey School since 1928. Prior to The Carey School, he was the Assistant Head at Bentley School in Oakland, CA, where he had been for seven years. Duncan also oversaw the middle school at Bentley. Before working at Bentley, Duncan had the privilege of being in the first cohort of the Klingenstein Leadership Academy at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, which focuses on independent school leadership. Also in New York, he worked at the Dalton School as the Assistant High School Director. Prior to Dalton, Duncan worked at his alma mater, San Francisco University High School as a history instructor, senior dean and athletics coach. Duncan was a longtime assistant women’s soccer coach at U.C. Berkeley, his alma mater.

Aileen Mitchner

Controller

amitchner@careyschool.org

Neely Norris

Assistant Head of School

nnorris@careyschool.org

Juan Sibila

System Administrator

jsibila@careyschool.org

Erika Silk

Executive Assistant

Learning Specialist

esilk@careyschool.org

Valerie Torres

Operations Manager

vtorres@careyschool.org

Tracy White

Director of Development

twhite@careyschool.org

Homeroom Teachers

Alixanne Agnew

Second Grade Teacher

aagnew@careyschool.org

Hanin Benchohra

Second Grade Assistant Teacher

hbenchohra@careyschool.org

Andre Benjamin

First Grade Assistant Teacher

abenjamin@careyschool.org

Marianne Bleicher

Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

mbleicher@careyschool.org

Audra Carli

Second Grade Teacher

Dean of Faculty

acarli@careyschool.org

Daniel Chanin

Fifth Grade Teacher

dchanin@careyschool.org

Alicia D'Ambra

Third Grade Assistant Teacher

adambra@careyschool.org

Jennifer Dane

Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

jdane@careyschool.org

Mia Dixon

Third Grade Teacher

mdixon@careyschool.org

Shelley Gullo

Kindergarten Teacher

mgullo@careyschool.org

Hillary Katz

Fourth Grade Teacher

hkatz@careyschool.org

Jessica Lawson

Fifth Grade Teacher

jlawson@careyschool.org

Christyn Marshall-Ramirez

First Grade Teacher

cramirez@careyschool.org

Karena Martin

Kindergarten Teacher

kmartin@careyschool.org

Meagan McGovern

Fourth Grade Teacher

mmcgovern@careyschool.org

Lyly Pham

Third Grade Teacher

lpham@careyschool.org

Suzie Quiney

First Grade Assistant Teacher

squiney@careyschool.org

Veronica Riedel

Pre-Kindergarten Co-Teacher

vriedel@careyschool.org

Nikoleta Tsaousidis

Fourth Grade Assistant Teacher

ntsaousidis@careyschool.org

Meagan Vincent

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher

mvincent@careyschool.org

Shaylona Wheeler

Second Grade Assistant Teacher

swheeler@careyschool.org

Michele Zirelli

First Grade Teacher

mzirelli@careyschool.org

Specialist Teachers

Zita Agazzi

Spanish Teacher

zagazzi@careyschool.org

Sherry Anoush

French Teacher

sanoush@careyschool.org

Liz Considine

French Teacher

lconsidine@careyschool.org

Jennifer de Sousa

Librarian

jdesousa@careyschool.org

Barney Desroches

Thinkering Teacher

bdesroches@careyschool.org

Raymond Difley

Art Teacher

rdifley@careyschool.org

Mel DuBois

Science Teacher

mdubois@careyschool.org

Lori Frediani

Spanish Teacher

lfrediani@careyschool.org

Nate Geer

Technology Integration Specialist

ngeer@careyschool.org

Saul Gerry

Math Teacher

sgerry@careyschool.org

Helen Lew

Environmental Coordinator

hlew@careyschool.org

Danitra Nash

Science Teacher

dnash@careyschool.org

Dayna Shon

Music Teacher

dshon@careyschool.org

Jamie Trierweiler

Physical Education Teacher

jtrierweiler@careyschool.org

Learning Support Services

Julie Antupit

Reading Specialist

jantupit@careyschool.org

Kent Grelling

Consulting Psychologist

kgrelling@careyschool.org

Kathryn Rizzo

Learning Services Coodinator

krizzo@careyschool.org

Sara Verhalen

Learning Specialist

sverhalen@careyschool.org

Extended Care

Kathy Angell

Extended Care Teacher

kangell@careyschool.org

Gianna Cuznar

Extended Care Teacher

gcuznar@careyschool.org

Derya Kanberagaoglu

Extended Care Teacher

kanberagaoglu@careyschool.org

Travis Mackin

Extended Care Coordinator

tmackin@careyschool.org

Nadia Natafgi

Assistant Coordinator of Extended Care

nnatafgi@careyschool.org

Board of Trustees

Gary Kiang

Gary Kiang

Chair

gkiang@careyschool.org

Gary is the parent of one Carey student. Gary has served on the Development, Finance, and Buildings & Grounds Committees. He has previously served as Annual Fund Chair, Carey Walkfest Co-chair, part of a Carey Mentor Family, and has helped with class auction projects. Gary is an active participant in Carey Dads’ Night Out gatherings. Gary previously worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch in New York and currently works in investment management at Franklin Templeton in San Mateo. Gary is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a BS and MBA In Finance from the Wharton School and a BS in Engineering.

Jean Chiang

Jean Chiang

Vice President

jchiang@careyschool.org

Jean is the parent of two current Carey students and one alumni. This is her second year as Vice President, and she serves on the Executive, Development, Strategy/Communications and Trustee Committees. Jean has also been President and Vice President of the CSPA, has had lead roles on Auction and Walkfest, and has served as Annual Class Ambassador and room parent. Jean previously worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and human capital consulting at Towers Perrin. She has been active with other nonprofit organizations including serving as VP of Development on the Parca Auxiliary Board as well as serving on the Boards of the Burlingame Library Foundation and Burlingame Mothers Club. Jean received her M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in economics and psychology from Wesleyan University.

Jennifer Chung

Jennifer Chung

Vice President

jchung@careyschool.org

Jennifer, the parent of a current Carey School student in second grade, received a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard University. She was born and raised in a small, rural town in Ohio.

Jennifer was the CEO of Kinsights, a digital health startup focused on pediatrics, which was acquired by Care.com. Earlier in her career, she built and launched media products at several tech companies and spent five years at Genentech, where she led physician marketing and strategy for a lymphoma drug.

She is currently a co-chair for the Carey School Community Events Committee. She is also involved in several other Bay Area nonprofits as the Vice-Chair, Board of Directors of the SF SPCA and the Chair for Common Sense Media’s Silicon Valley Advisory Council.

Caroline Lee

Caroline Lee

Caroline is the mother of two Carey students. She grew up in North Carolina and is a graduate of Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in history. She also earned her MBA from The Wharton School.

She has nearly twenty years of experience in asset allocation, portfolio construction and investment manager research. Currently, Caroline is the Senior Investment Strategist for BNY Mellon Wealth Management. In this role, she is the portfolio manager for several mutual funds and helps make tactical investment decisions across all client portfolios for BNY Mellon worldwide.

Caroline enjoys being active in the Carey community. She has volunteered as a Room Parent, an Annual Fund Ambassador, an Admissions Office Volunteer, a Mentor to new incoming families, and as a co-host of the Carey Sleepover Pay-to-Play. Caroline and her family love being at Carey and feel lucky to be part of this joyful community.

Jack Herndon

Jack Herndon

Secretary

jherndon@careyschool.org

Jack and his wife Nina are excited to join the “Three for Carey” club – with all three children at Carey next year.

Jack and Nina manage Sage Eldercare Solutions, an eldercare practice focused on care management, home care services, and therapeutic activities for older adults. He is a founding board member and former Treasurer of the San Francisco Village www.SFVillage.orgwhich today includes over 300 members.

Jack earned his B.A. from Brown University and his MBA from Stanford University. His interests include yoga, tennis, mountaineering and anything related to the French culture (wine, in particular).

Brian Baum

Brian Baum

bbaum@careyschool.org

Brian is the father of three Carey students. Brian grew up in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA and holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a MBA from Carnegie Mellon.

Brian currently is the head of marketing and sales for Achaogen, a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing antibacterial agents. Previously, Brian spent 10 years at Genentech in various product strategy and marketing leadership roles across multiple therapeutic areas. Brian also worked in biotech consulting (ZS Associates) and as a chemical engineer (BASF Corporation) where he lived in NJ, NC, TX, and LA across his various roles.

Brian is a little league baseball coach and division coordinator, flag football coach, and dabbles in basketball coaching. Brian enjoys spending his free time with his family, watching Pittsburgh sport teams, and playing ice hockey.

Heidi Chang

Heidi Chang

hchang@careyschool.org

Heidi is the proud mother of two Carey students. She has been a room parent, is co-leading the 2017 Spaghetti dinner, is an active member of the Caring at Carey Committee (CAC), and has co-led CAC's annual service learning inspired project with Hands on Bay Area and Los Cerritos School in South San Francisco. Her family has also mentored new families.

Heidi has a chemistry degree from Wellesley College. She was also inducted into Wellesley's Athletics Hall of Fame for fencing. She has an M.A in Learning, Design and Technology from Stanford's Graduate School of Education, and is a learning experience design consultant, helping teams to tackle their biggest questions in learning interactions and innovations.

Elaine Cheung

Elaine Cheung

Elaine Cheung and Don Low’s daughter, Maya Low, is in 2BK and we love the community and experience at Carey! One way Elaine has gotten involved at Carey to date was to help initiate a Mandarin ASA.

Career-wise, Elaine’s passion is to innovate and build successful businesses at the intersection of medicine, technology and business. She has spent most of her career in leadership roles in genomics and digital health, defining and transacting deals, partnerships and investments, and executing on operating plans. She’s currently VP Operations at Mindstrong, a company focused on delivering improved mental healthcare. She also formerly led marketing and corporate communications there. Previously, Elaine led Business Development at GRAIL (early detection of cancer from the blood), Illumina (industry leader in DNA sequencing technologies), and Genomic Health (diagnostic test to help breast cancer patients make improved clinical decisions).

Elaine earned a B.S. in Biological Sciences and an M.S. in Management Science & Engineering, both from Stanford University, where she was also a Mayfield Fund Fellow.

Vijay Culas

vculas@careyschool.org

Claudia Dierkes-Banks

Claudia Dierkes-Banks

cdierkes@careyschool.org

Claudia is the mother of a Carey first-grader and is currently the Vice-President of the CSPA. She has also served as Secretary of the CSPA and enjoys volunteering on campus with various activities, especially Caring at Carey.

In her free time, Claudia is an active member of the Episcopal Church, currently serves on the board of the PARCA Auxiliary (Co-Chair of Client Services), and enjoys being a member of the San Mateo community.

Claudia is originally from Georgia and received her B.A. in Political Science and Sociology from Tulane University in New Orleans. She served as Executive Director of Communities In Schools- New Orleans and has a background in Human Resources and strategic staffing in the Aero-Space Industry.

Robert Dykes

Robert Dykes

rdykes@careyschool.org

Robert, the parent of three children at Carey, received his B.A. from Princeton University in economics with a concentration in math. He is the CEO of Tora Holdings, a leading provider of software and financial services to hedge funds. Robert has spent over 15 years in the software industry holding executive positions in several start-up and early stage companies in Europe, North America, and Asia. He began his career at Deloitte working in various positions in audit, consulting, and mergers & acquisitions groups. Robert is also on the Board of Directors & Finance Committee of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, which promotes and develops the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competition, and academic excellence through amateur football.

Mina Fisher

Mina Fisher

Mina was born and raised in the Bay Area. Mina has three children and has always been actively involved serving on the Boards of each of her children's schools.

She holds a BA in Economics and Human Biology Minor from Stanford University and an MD from UCLA.

Mina worked almost 7 years as attending medical physician at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Comprehensive Care Program and now maintains a full-time clinic serving the uninsured population in San Mateo County. Mina continues to maintain her ties to Stanford as a clinical instructor for an annual course at Stanford School of Medicine Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program.

She has served Carey as a room parent, new family mentor, and one of the parent organizers of Carey's Health and Wellness Fair.

She is inspired by the dedicated leaders, teachers and parents who make Carey the magical place it is, and is honored to help serve the school's mission through her involvement on the Board.

Lindsay Folk

Lindsay Folk

lfolk@careyschool.org

Lindsay has three boys, two who are currently at The Carey School and one alum. She is currently the spirit committee co-chair where she plans the school spirit rallies and loves to see the children cheering, laughing and screaming for their beloved mascot, Feathers. She has also served as the enrichment days liaison, faculty and administration appreciation chair, room parent, and as a Carey mentor family.

Lindsay has a finance degree from The University of Texas at Austin, and is currently a consultant to several enterprise technology companies designing, implementing and facilitating various leadership development programs and processes. Lindsay has over 18 years experience executing such programs for some of the fastest growing and highly respected companies around the globe.

Eric Kim

Eric Kim

Eric J. Kim is the parent of 2 Carey students (with another waiting in the wings). Prior to joining the board, Eric has served on the CSPA executive team and as an annual fund ambassador.

Eric is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Goodwater Capital, a consumer technology focused venture capital firm with investments spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Eric previously held positions as a Managing Director with Maverick Capital, founding executive of two technology companies, and consultant with McKinsey & Company. A classically trained cellist, Eric received his B.A. from Yale University where he was a member of the Grammy-nominated Yale Cellos and continues to serve as a board trustee for the St. Thomas More Chapel & Center at Yale University. Eric also received his M.B.A from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and serves on the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins Alliance for Science and Technology.

Allison Keenan

Allison Keenan

akeenan@careyschool.org

Allison is the mother of two energetic Carey School students. She is currently the President of the Carey School Parents Association (CSPA), a member of the Walkfest Spirit Rally Team and a new family mentor. She also served as Vice-President of the CSPA for two years and co-chaired the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Committee.

Allison has been active in many other nonprofit organizations including serving on the boards of The Little Jim Club of California Pacific Medical Center, Burlingame Mother’s Club and the Parca Auxiliary.

Allison received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara and has a background in marketing and non-profit development.

Kathy Layendecker

Kathy Layendecker

klayendecker@careyschool.org

Kathy is the Associate Head for Finance and Operations of Castilleja School. She previously served as the Head of School at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, an independent boarding/day school in Minnesota, where she was instrumental in leading the development of a new master campus plan, launching the Engineering Center of Excellence Program, and overseeing the growth of innovative pedagogies such as blended learning and design thinking. Prior to Shattuck, she worked at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland, OR, for seven years as the CFO and Interim Head of School. Before focusing on schools, she spent a number of years in the private sector as a CFO. She received her BA from Stanford University and MBA from Yale.

Julie Lee

Julie Lee

jlee@careyschool.org

Julie is the mother of 3 children at Carey. She has served on the CSPA Executive Committee as President and Vice President, as an Annual Fund Ambassador, on the Carey Mentor Committee, the technical team of the Carey Auction, and as a dedicated Room Parent. Julie and her family especially enjoy the strong sense of community, commitment, and learning that radiate from the families, faculty, and the administration. She and her family have made so many great friends so far. Her kids love everything about Carey, and she will funnel that love and energy into her role on the Board and in serving the school.

Bill Lenihan

Bill Lenihan

Bill Lenihan is the parent of two children at the Carey School and is the proud coach of the boy’s 2nd Grade flag football team and the girl’s 4th grade basketball team.

Bill holds a degree in Business and Economics from UCLA and an MBA from The Wharton School.

He is currently President of Off Grid Electric, a roof top solar company bringing energy solutions to Africa and other emerging markets. Prior to Off Grid Electric, he spent 15 years as a private equity investor at Goldman Sachs and Calera Capital.

Mike Markson

Mike Markson

Mike is the father of two Carey students (Pre-K & 1st Grade). He has served as an Annual Fund Class Ambassador and as part of a Carey mentor family.

Professionally, Mike has founded and worked in several Silicon Valley start-ups, is an active advisor and, in a previous life, practiced corporate law in Manhattan for several years.

He has a BA in Economics from Wittenberg University, a JD from Capital University Law School and an LLM (International Law) from Georgetown University Law Center. He is coach of his son's baseball team, an avid golfer and a bad guitar player.

Kim Pepper

Kim Pepper

kpepper@careyschool.org

Kim is a mother of two Carey students and one alumni. She received her B.A. from Dartmouth College and her M.A. from University of San Francisco in counseling psychology. After several years in marketing and advertising, Kim switched gears to education. She taught fourth and fifth grade at the Phillips Brooks School in Menlo Park, CA. Currently, Kim is the President of Coyotes Lacrosse where she coaches and manages a youth lacrosse program for mid Peninsula children. Prior to her role on the Board, Kim volunteered with the Capital Campaign, as an Annual Fund Ambassador, Teacher Appreciation CoChair, new family mentor and room parent.

Lindsay Ramsay

Lindsay Ramsay

lramsay@careyschool.org

Lindsay is a busy mother of three. Her two older children attend Carey and she looks forward to the day when all three kids will be at Carey. She currently is a room parent as well as a new family mentor.

Lindsay received her B.A in History from the University of Pennsylvania and her teaching credential from Notre Dame de Namur University. Before having kids, Lindsay taught third grade at the Carey School and is thrilled to be part of the Carey community again.

Consuela Stewart

Consuela Stewart

cstewart@careyschool.org

Consuela is the mother of two Carey students. She is a room parent and has volunteered as a parent panelist on Admission tours.

A native San Franciscan, she earned her Bachelor of Science in biology from Clark Atlanta University. Consuela has been in the biotech industry for 18 years and serves as the Head of Regulatory Affairs for a biotech start-up.

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